DVD 130 mins IMDB
PG (Parental Guidance)
Being There
Warner Bros. (1979)
In Collection
#741

Seen It:
No

Owner:
Ben
Comedy, Drama
USA  /  English

Shirley MacLaine Eve Rand
Peter Sellers Chance
Richard Basehart Vladimir Skrapinov
Melvyn Douglas Benjamin Turnbull Rand
Jack Warden President 'Bobby'
Richard A. Dysart Dr. Robert Allenby
Ruth Attaway Louise
David Clennon Thomas Franklin
Fran Brill Sally Hayes
Denise DuBarry Johanna, girl with Franklin

Director Hal Ashby
Producer Charles Mulvehill; Jerzy Kosinski
Writer Jerzy Kosinski; Robert C. Jones

A simple-minded gardener named Chance (Peter Sellers) has spent his entire life employed by a man who cares for him and sees to all his needs. When the man dies, Chance is forced to leave, but is ill-equipped to survive on his own. He has few coping skills and, apart from what he knows about gardening, he only knows information learned from watching television. After being hit and injured by a limousine, Chance is befriended by Eve (Shirley McClain) and her husband, Ben (Melvyn Douglas), an ailing, influential businessman with political clout. The couple take him in and care for him. Ben sees Chance – whom he calls “Chauncey Gardiner” – as a confidante and sage adviser. This catapults Chance, and uncomfortably so, into the media spotlight.

Edition Details
Distributor Warner Bros.
Barcode 012569093829
Region Region 1
Release Date 2/5/2002
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); French; Portuguese; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Cinematographies Interactive Menus Scene Selection Theatrical Trailers Interactive Menus
Cast/Filmmaker Profiles
Theatrical Trailer
Scene Access
Personal Details
Purchase Date 7/25/2008
Purchase Price $14.99
Store Amazon.com
Condition New (Still Sealed)
Current Value $14.99
Links Being There at Movie Collector Connect